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Reclaiming Humanity Through Acceptance: Rev Jacques Jacobs, URCSA

by IAM | Mar 15, 2021 | Reflections

The Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa (URCSA) has a checkered past when it comes to official LGBTQI+ support. As far back as 2005, the church opened the doors to the conversation, calling for non-discrimination and inviting dialogue, and commissioning a...

Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Access to Reproductive Health and Rights from a Religious Perspective

by IAM | Mar 10, 2021 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships

Earlier this month the IAM team met with our seven partners on our exciting new regional initiative looking at “Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Access to Reproductive Health and Rights from a Religious perspective”. The project, funded by the Robert Carr Fund,...

#CelebratingLove

by IAM | Mar 5, 2021 | Impact, Reflections

One of the greatest and most painful lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of living each day to the fullest and having an appreciation for life. Lockdown restrictions highlighted the importance of treasuring families, loved ones, our...

Leading with Love: Rev Johan van Niekerk and the Omgeegemeente

by IAM | Mar 3, 2021 | Reflections, Sharing the mic

The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Somerset West, Western Cape, is the twelfth oldest DRC in South Africa, recently celebrating its 200th birthday in 2019. This dynamic congregation is led by Rev Johan van Niekerk, who has been the minister there since 2007. As the...

Looking forward: Imagining IAM’s future

by IAM | Dec 8, 2020 | Reflections

As we look back on a year of celebrating and reflecting on IAM’s past, we want to take a moment to look forward and imagine what our next 25 years will look like. We know the work that we are doing continues to be relevant in today’s context – despite the progress...